essay plan 1.3
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- How far do you agree that Pop growth was the most important factor in causing social growth 1625-88
- Factors to consider
- population growth
- 1625- 4.1 mill 1650-5.3mill. 1688-4.8 mill
- led to increase urbanisation and trade
- 400% more grain needed to more mouths to feef
- 1/3 village pop left to find work
- 35% pop in norwich = economic migrants
- 1600- 8 towns-1700->5000
- increase in merchant and professional class due to increased demand for services
- mortality and fertility - increase in both until 1660- fertiltiy down
- class
- gentry threated power of the elites
- 2% of pop owned 50% of land
- increase in merchant class due to pop growth
- gentry threated power of the elites
- Radical ideas
- levellers
- issued pamphlets- wanted wider voting rights
- agreement of the people 1647+49
- some members were high ranking army men
- called for abolishment of h of l
- issued pamphlets- wanted wider voting rights
- Ranters
- those predentend to be saved by god - could sin as much as they wanted
- banned by blasphemy act 1650
- those predentend to be saved by god - could sin as much as they wanted
- Diggers
- true levellers - basically communists
- levellers
- population growth
- P1- yes as pop growth lead to an increase in urbanisation
- P2- no as radical ideas were beining to spred
- most couldn't read still
- many were fearful of the radical
- P3- yes as pop growth led to increase in the gentry and merchant class, threatening the elite class
- LOA: IT WAS POP GROWTH THAT SET OFF SOCIAL GROWTH
- Factors to consider
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